Show I I I j I I I I Messenger Office I Refuse Tobacco Ads AEs This weep week the ilie Messenger refused refused refus refus- ed to td run two large 1 tobacco ads I sent seat us b by a wholesale tobacco I which hl l would haI haI ha have I brought us a net return of 1850 I because we e l refuse Cuse to make make money p e on the sale of a product and the thee encouragement e encouragement e l en of a practice which we the th think l k is injurious to ta health and anel to the tho highest development of oC our ourI boys i In maintaining our stand of refusing re ro- fusing all all' tobacco a advertisements which has been our policy li C for four years now since taking over the Messenger office we are not at attempting attempting attempting at- at tempting any cheap heroics silly sentimentalities or the of religious dogma but hut arm ara simply simp I ly refusing to be he a party to a grac- grac practice practice tice taco which wo we consider a vice among a- a ion mong our young oung w mOn men on and the lIco of which is a violation of tho the laws of the state These ad advertisements while Int inno intended in- in t tended ended no doubt doub for far the benefit of or all aJI smokers and aud to encourage others to adopt the l habit in order older 1 to create a bigger sale for their their- product would In vin In our opinion h. h Ion t i ft r nn i nil mil T v. v u. u vu y young men under age These boys are extensive readers of our paper In Iu our with parents wehrle we wo have e yet vet to find one who would havo have his cis or her son u a smoker h before be be- fore foro they are arc of oC age and many of or them use ue every moans means in their power power pow pow- er to disc discourage rage the practice One of the tho major problems of oC our juven juvon ilo court is the handling of Juvenile Juven ile for the tho use of tobacco If th se conditions are arc true and wo we think the they are wh why should a newspaper or any anyone one else wn who Is s seeking to serve the lie community work against tl the e best hest interests of that community It ity for Cor the sake of a little more money Wo Vo have havo no quarrel with th the themen themon e 1 men mon of maturity ilio alho use tobacco they thoy are arc entirely within their rights right s i so long as the they lie do elo not insist upon enforcing tho the f of the habit hall l upon those who do not want it but bat our oung young people are entitled 1 I to the tho best hest protection up can give e i them |